Energy Top Stories

Seaborne coal prices spike not expected to last long – report

Fitch Ratings predicts that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 will ease over the medium term.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 1, 2020 | 7:15 am

Two years on, Elon Musk’s big battery bet is paying off in Australia

The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is helping to avert blackouts…

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2020 | 7:36 am

US gov’t downplays effects of coal mining on public lands

The Bureau of Land Management says it didn't find a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2020 | 9:55 am

JPMorgan stops lending to coal companies

The announcement was made Tuesday at the bank's annual investor…

MINING.com Editor | February 25, 2020 | 11:28 am

‘Nail in the coffin’: Era of big oil sands mines may be over

Cancellation of Teck project in Alberta epitomizes the struggles of…

Bloomberg News | February 24, 2020 | 4:22 pm

At least 9 killed, 11 trapped in Chinese coal mine accident

A gas explosion ripped through the colliery in the northern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

NDTV | September 27, 2016 | 8:46 pm

Can Donald Trump really save U.S. coal?

On September 22, Donald Trump reaffirmed his intent to revive the American coal industry--without many details on how to do it.

Oilprice.com | September 27, 2016 | 7:08 pm

Transportation about to pass power generation as biggest source of U.S. CO2 emissions

2016 shaping up to be the first year in nearly 40 when CO2 emissions from vehicles exceeded pollution from smokestacks.

Andrew Topf | September 26, 2016 | 9:56 pm

Shining a spotlight on mining

Three years ago the mining industry was firmly on the up, with record highs of capital investment.

GE | September 26, 2016 | 2:52 pm

Stunning coking coal rally wreaks havoc in steel, iron ore

Coking coal/iron ore ratio at 16-year low.

Frik Els | September 26, 2016 | 7:02 am

Chinese coal companies to boost thermal coal output to placate steel mills

Cranking up production is actually the opposite of what Beijing wants to do for Chinese coal.

Andrew Topf | September 25, 2016 | 5:41 pm

Oil sands surplus jamming up pipelines to U.S., pushing more crude into rail cars

Canada is sending a record amount of oil to the United States, filling pipelines to capacity and threatening to push more crude into rail cars.

Globe and Mail | September 25, 2016 | 3:04 pm

Caterpillar sees green shoots in mining, but sales far from picking up

The equipment maker is currently spending most of its R&D budget in its digital area, which aims to help miners reduce the amount of machinery needed at operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 24, 2016 | 5:40 pm

Dutch parliament votes to close down country’s coal industry

The Dutch parliament has voted for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would require the closure of all the country’s coal-fired power plants.

The Guardian | September 23, 2016 | 5:39 pm

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